Perth coach Kenny Lowe may find himself in hot water with Football Federation Australia after suggesting match officials were blind for missing an "offside" in Glory’s 2-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets on Saturday.
Both coaches agreed it was a a snatch and grab by the Hunter outfit who equalised then took the lead in the dying minutes of the match
But Lowe went one step further, making a âRay Charlesâ crack at the ref and VAR for missing what he alleged was an offside equaliser by the Jets.
â1st goal offside and foul on fullback,â he tweeted.
âBoys on VAR must have clocked off and gone to bar. I think Ray Charles maybe would have picked those TWO things up. Looking forward to clarification from gents at FFA."
NEW 1st goal offside and foul on fullback. Boys on VAR must have clocked off and gone to bar. I think Ray Charles maybe would have picked those TWO things up Looking forward to clarification from gents at FFA. Ref was lovely chap to try and chat to at end of game full of banterđȘ pic.twitter.com/gbogp74yhm
â Kenny Lowe (@kennylowe10) December 10, 2017
Replays revealed the goal was onside but that didn't make it any more palatable, and even Jets boss Ernie Merrick was sympathetic.
âThe police have just come into the dressing room and charged us with stealing three points," Merrick said post-match.
âIt really was theft. We didnât deserve three. In the 88th minute when we pulled a goal back it was one-all and I thought, well weâve done all right.
âI didnât expect in the 92nd minute to get the corner kick and score from the corner kick.â
Joseph Knowles put the home side in front on 20 minutes before a two quick fire goals punctured the Glory defence. Substitute Johnny Koutroumbis equalised and a Jeremy Walker own goal sealed the win.
Lowe was equally perplexed by the outcome: âI donât know how you can do it but theyâve had one shot on target and won the game. I donât know how you can do that.
âI thought we were excellent. I thought weâve controlled the game âŠâ
The match also left the depleted Glory side with more injury headaches as defender Alex Grant (hamstring) and Xavi Torres (groin) limped off the pitch.
The result saw Glory drop to eighth on the table and 15 points off league leaders Sydney FC after 10 games. But despite the setbacks, Lowe insisted Glory were still in a âgood spotâ.
âThereâs nothing between teams in this league," he said.
"You can get on a roll quiet easily. Youâve seen by our performances weâre more than capable.
âWhat worries me is that weâve maybe picked up a couple of injuries again today which you know we havenât got a deep squad, a big squad.â
But, he added: âThereâs still a hell of a lot of games and a hell of a lot of points to play forâŠweâve got a good group of players and weâre playing okay.
"Somewhere down the line a little bit of luck balances out for you. Thatâs what Iâm hoping.â
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